Sakhir GP result: Perez wins, Russell finally in points but question mark looms

F1 News

6 December 2020 at 20:28
  • Matt Gretton
  • Editor-in-Chief

The outer loop of the Bahrain International Circuit promised to be a spectacle from the moment the lights went out, but few people expected Sergio Perez to take his first career victory. 

The men on the podium

An unbelievable blunder from Mercedes and an early retirement by Max Verstappen meant that the Sakhir Grand Prix was up for grabs. The Mexican ended up in last place after a tap from Charles Leclerc, but kept his cool and avoided all the chaos that followed in the race.

Esteban Ocon took the podium for Renault. It is his best result in Formula 1 to date and also his first podium. Lance Stroll took his second podium of this season with third place.

Chaos at Mercedes

Carlos Sainz takes 12 points in his penultimate race with P4 and the man who will take over his seat at McLaren next year, Daniel Ricciardo, finished fifth. We only find the first Mercedes in eighth place, Valtteri Bottas can add four points.

George Russell had a really bad result and saw victory disappear. The Brit did take his first points with a ninth-place, but due to the error in the pits, Russell might lose those points. He is under investigation.